diff --git a/salt/sensoroni/defaults.yaml b/salt/sensoroni/defaults.yaml
index b29b8cebf..4ccc11ce9 100644
--- a/salt/sensoroni/defaults.yaml
+++ b/salt/sensoroni/defaults.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,5 @@ sensoroni:
       timeout_ms: 900000
       parallel_limit: 5
     node_checkin_interval_ms: 10000
-    node_description: ''
     sensoronikey:
     soc_host:
diff --git a/salt/sensoroni/soc_sensoroni.yaml b/salt/sensoroni/soc_sensoroni.yaml
index 859a60d0c..8a35272ea 100644
--- a/salt/sensoroni/soc_sensoroni.yaml
+++ b/salt/sensoroni/soc_sensoroni.yaml
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ sensoroni:
     node_description:
       description: Description of the specific node.
       helpLink: sensoroni.html
+      node: True
+      forcedType: string
     sensoronikey:
       description: Shared key for sensoroni authentication.
       helpLink: sensoroni.html